Fuel Haulers maximum gallons

Good idea on the weighing. I'd try for a reimbursement for the weigh but wouldn't cry about eating the $13 to have peace of mind.

However, these days a fuel hauler with just a two axle trailer does not seem that common. Maybe it is just the area I'm in.
Most likely OP has a higher GVW limit.
(Provided the company got the higher limit on the registration / license plate.)
But I don't know for sure. So, how many axles and what is on the registration for the tractor.
Let's see what OP says.

 

We run KW T880 day cabs with mostly Polar 9200 gallon capacity aluminum trailers. We had a truckstop we deliver to with a Cat scale let us weigh a couple of times for free. We run 7500 gallons of diesel which puts us a little over 78k. We can run 8800 gallons of gas in Delaware which puts us a little over 79k, but we usually only run 8500. We cut back in Maryland a couple of hundred gallons because they like to use portable scales and say we're over on an axle.

 

My day cab Volvo with Polar 5 hole trailer is about 27k empty. I haul 8600 gas or 7500 ULSD, that keeps me real close to 80k.
Our Petes are a little heavier.

 

In the northeast we haul 12,000 gas , 10,000 diesel……

I’ve done 11,000 gals of diesel a few times…….

 

Michigan we haul 13,400 gal trailers can do 13.4K 4 gas and 12k dsl… some companies with the lighter trackers can do 12.5k dsl

 

With the over weight permit for 99,000 pounds... which is really good for 103,000 pounds... and some guys seem to get by weighing 107,000 pounds with their 99,000 permit. It's a little confusing.... care to explain this to a one year rookie? I also haul propane which I scaled weighing 103,000 pounds and dot was fine with it. Does dot allow a certain percentage over for some loads... especially fuel?

Edit: just so you know I'm in northern new england... VT and NH mostly

 

Usually less than 104,000 they won’t write a ticket…..

vampire hours and scales that are never open means fill her up …….

by the book legal is probably 9500 ulsd 11,000 gas . Not sure about propane

 

Back in the day I hauled gas for Amaco in Philly. Trucks had super singles all the way around with one 60 gallons fuel tank. We hauled 8900 gallons and were told we grossed 79k and change. I never weighed the truck, but DOT never bothered us back then.

 

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